Side and end wall of sectional buildings



Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,872

| swxsHER SIDE AND END WALL OF SECTIONAL BUILDINGS Filed May 8, 1926 t24 J/ zu 6 G12 6 f, I4 4 44/ l/ a7 (LVI Patented Nov. 22., 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAMON'I SWISI-IER, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

SIDE ANI) WALL OF SECTIONAL BUILDINGS.

Application led May 8,

into one symmetrical whole without connecting or sectional lines beingvisible.

Another object of the/invention is to provide for strengthening thepanels or sections by means of studding arranged to cross the panels andsecured to them.

Another object of the invention is to pro. vide corner posts whichoverlap the meeting ends of the walls. j

Another object of the invention is to provide for applying insulating ornon-conducting material to the interior of the panels or sections.

Having thus stated the nature and object of the invention, I willproceed nowto eX- plain the same in detail and Vfinally claimthe same.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, .in theseveralfigures of which like part-s are similarly designated, Figure 1 is aperspectiveview illustrating two of the panels or sections and studding,and indicating the manner of connecting them. Fig. 2 is aperspectiveview of one of the corner posts. Fig. 3 is 'a horizontalsection, on a larger scale, of one corner illustrating the manner 'ofassembling a side Wall and an end wall and the corner post. Fig. 4 is avertical section,al'so on a larger scale, and broken out. Fig. 5 is afragmentary vertical section illustrating the use of my y invention withlap-siding. Fig. 6 isa section of the lower part lof a' panellike thatshown in Figs. 3 andr 4Q 1 y The lower'panel or section is made of acontinuous sill 1 and a Vplate 2, vand the sill and vplate are connectedby vvertically-arranged studding `3," nailed or otherwise secured to thesill and' plate.

' The upper section is composed of a bottom plate 4 and a top plate 5,and thesev two are connected by the vertical studding 6 secured. to themby nailing orotherwise.

In case a door or window is to be inserted, then the plates 2.and 4 aredivided to leavethe opening 7, vthe bottom of thev opening, fer awindow,- having a sill 8 connected 192s. seriaiNo. 107,614.

with the sill 1 by a studding 9, and a top 10 connected by astudding 11with the plate i 5, the parts 8, 9, 10 and 11 being'connected with theadjacent parts'by nailingl or otherwise.

' Panels or sections constructed as above described .may be used inv anynumber and of any size to securethe proper height and width or larea ofwalls or other parts of the building.

rThe panels are connected, preferably, by means of bolts 12, passedthrough holes in the plates 2 and 4, and nutsv 13y are applied to thebolts, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5.v

In order toV strengthen the structure formed of the thus assembledpanels, I use the studding members 14, preferably of av length equal tothev height of the assembled panels. or sections,'and secured to them bynails or other fastenings 15, driven into the sills and plates andstudding 3, as indicated j Vin Fig. 4, and similar studding 16 may besecured to the adjacent parts at they openings.

For connecting the meeting ends of side and end walls, forexam'ple, askillustrated in Fig. 3, I use the corner posts shown in that figure andin Fig. 2, andthesecorner posts are composed of the uprights 17, ofsubstantially the same dimensions incross-section las the studdingS-.and 6, andhI provide. the uprights 17 on adjacent edgeswith thestrips 18 extending beyondthe uprights 17, soA as to overlap the endstudding in the side and end walls and thereby conceal the joints. VTheadjacent ends 'of the corner posts between the side pieces 18 may be.lilled in with any suitable material and in any suitableway, asindicated at 19.V

The meeting edges ot the panels or sections may be concealed Vbyanexternal covering, which as-shown on Fig. 4,mayV be of plasticmaterial20-having thevlapv joint 21 below the line of junctionof t-hepanels, or

`if lap-siding be used, then thje lowercourse 22 mayhave its upper edgein line `with the course 23 above, may overlap the'course 22, as shownin Fig. 5.'. i Y kThe construction herein shown lends itselt` to avariety of inside as well as outside n'- ishing, For example,` as shownin Figs. 3 and 4,l the uprightsor studding 3 may have applic/.dito themon the 'outside 'any suitable. material, such as tar paperwor buildingboard 24s and urri'ng stripsl 2&3, preferably V3o j it may be nailed orscrewed to it` as at 36,

tion on the sides` and ends. be

made with beveled edges, and any suitable insulating or non-conductingmaterial 26 may be poured on the material 2e betweenl the turring piecesand allowed to harden be- Jfore the panels are assembled, and then anysuitable fabricated` wire or expanded metal 27 may be laid over this andsecured in place, and then the outside finishoic` stucco or otherplastic material. Q8, may be spread upon or otherwise applied to themetal porlore the panels are lifted 'from the term or assembled in .awall. AThe corner posts may have theV metal portion 29 and plasticoverlapping finish 3() applied to them as shown in Fig. Or lap-sidingmay be applied. Oi' .the insulatin or non-conducting material beomitted, and the lap-siding' applied directly to the panels. asindicated in Fig. 5.

lt will be understood that the side and end walls and their corner'posts will be connected, as by screws 3l and as indicated in 3, holesbeingmade in the end stnddingl pieces tor the passage ot the screws orfastenings, such holes being shown at 33 and 34 in Fig. l.

lt will be understood that the walls may be erected upon suitablesupport or foundation. ln Figi'. 6 l have indicated a sill or joist atto receive the lower panel, and

Y .or otherwise tastened or anchored in place.

As shown in Fifi. 6, the inner liningl com-- `prisingr the studdingi`lll, may, rest on an end sill 37 which maybe iiush'fhorizontally withthe sill l, and it may also have a top plat-e 38, which may project a'fraction ot an inch, more or less, inside ot the level oi the stnddingand also a' fraction ot an inch above thetop plate, inforder properly torerceivethe rootl niembers,"as shown in 4l.

While l have described several outside iinishes, itis to be understoodthat the invention' is not'limited to these, and other variations in thedetails 'ot construction are permissibleavithin theprinciple ot theinvention and the scope ot the claims following."

What l claim iscj l. A sectional wall, composed ot a pluralA ity ofpanels constructed ot horizontal plates and upright stnddiiipg ri,-dlyunitedone ot said panels havinp; a continuons sill, and means to concealthe meetingends ofi-said panels. 1' f 2. A'sectional wall, comprising` aseiies ot panels eacli framed ot vertical studdint and horizontal platesrigidly connected and having the stndding and plates et adjacent panelsJfastened together, and. vertical stnddingr the series of panels andconnected with the members of the panels on the inner side of the wall.

3. A sectional wall, composed of a plu-l extending across the series ofpanels and connected with the members of the panels on the inner side ofthe wall. and finishing material applied to the panels onk the outsideand to the stndding; on the inside and adapted to concealvall joints.V

5. A sectional wall, provided with panelsvv framed ot' horizontal platesand end and intermediate vertical stndding rigidly connected, the panelsbeing` united plate-t0V plate and end studding-to-end studding, and

corner posts interposedy between the end' studding' ot adjacent wallsand having portions overlapping" said stndding of both wallsandconcealing the joints between said side and end walls.

6. Asectional wall, comprising aseriesoic panels, each framed ofvertical studding and horizontalplates rigidlyconnected. a liningapplied thereto, fnrringV applied to the pla-tes, and plasticinsulating. material poured on the lining,r and between thefnrr-` ingoetithepanels before assembling-the panels in a wall. f

7. A sectional wall, comprising a series ot panels, each Vtrained otvertical studdini; and

.horizontal plates rigidly connected, a; lining applied 'thereto``turring;v applied to the plates. and plastic insulating materialpoured'ontlie lining and betweenv the' turring of the panels,reentorcing material laid over the insulating material, and va finish?4coatingr laid rover, thereentorcing material,

rbefore'assernblingjthe panels in a wall;

8. A sectionalwall,v comprising a series vot panels, each framed yofvertical s tuddin'grV and horizontal plates rigidly connected@ liningrjAapplied thereto, fnrring applied tor the plates, plastic insulating'material poiii'ed on ithe lining' and. Vbetween the tiirii-nnV ofi' thepanels.Y metallic reentoi'cino; finaterial laid over the insulating'material and securedin place. and a V.plastic iinisl'iinp; materialapplied over theYreenliorcingr material, `loetore assembling thepanelsin a wall.

ln testimoniT whereotl have vherei'into set my hand this littli day otMay, Asl), i926.

LAMONT swisiiiiii(

